Backend Engineer

TL;DR

Backend Engineer (Java/Spring Boot): Developing highly scalable mobile internet backends for millions of users with an accent on microservices architecture, REST APIs, and message queues. Focus on designing highly transactional systems, applying object-oriented design principles, and ensuring system resiliency and maintainability.

Location: Must be based within Europe

Company

Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability

What you will do

• Develop highly-scalable mobile internet backends for millions of users.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and other development team members to determine new features and user stories.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure adherence to original vision and standard resource libraries.
• Respond to support calls for applications in production for quick diagnosis and repair.
• Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration, and team retrospectives.
• Mentor less experienced team members.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3+ years within a relevant role.
• Be based within Europe
• Preferred experience in Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Data and iBATIS.
• Strong experience with highly-scalable web backends.
• Experience designing highly transactional systems.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Nice to have

• Advanced proficiency in Object Oriented Design (OOD) and analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in application of analysis / design engineering functions.
• Advanced proficiency in application of non-functional software qualities such as resiliency and maintainability.
• Advanced proficiency in modern behavior-driven testing techniques.
• Deep understanding of Microservices.

Culture & Benefits

• A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter.
• 28 days paid annual leave.
• Core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this.
• Referral bonuses & flash bonuses.
• Top of the line equipment.
• Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities.

Hiring process

• Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team.
• Offline Take home assignment.
• Remote video interview with Team Members (60 Mins).